Calendar

Welcome to AVA’s monthly calendar of events. Take a peek and plan your stay-cation or your next visit to our region. The city’s most notable annual events include historic home tours, outdoor summer concerts and movies under the stars, and the Northwest Art and Air Festival.

*Note for event organizers: If you’d like to have your event listed on the AVA calendar, head over to our contact page and submit your event to us.

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All-day Candy Cane Express @ Santiam Excursion Trains Candy Cane Express @ Santiam Excursion Trains Dec 4 all-day Tickets Enjoy the holiday season on the Santiam Excursion train with Santa, Mrs. Clause and maybe an elf or two on each ride for family photo ops and to make sure your wish list gets to the right man.... Read More Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Dec 4 all-day Tickets Stroll the sidewalks in Downtown Albany and find Holiday Movie Character posters on member businesses. Print your entry form from the ADA WEBSITE to find up to 30+ posters. Receive one entry per character found. https://albanydowntown.com/.	Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Dec 5 all-day Tickets Stroll the sidewalks in Downtown Albany and find Holiday Movie Character posters on member businesses. Print your entry form from the ADA WEBSITE to find up to 30+ posters. Receive one entry per character found. https://albanydowntown.com/.	Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Dec 6 all-day Tickets Stroll the sidewalks in Downtown Albany and find Holiday Movie Character posters on member businesses. Print your entry form from the ADA WEBSITE to find up to 30+ posters. Receive one entry per character found. https://albanydowntown.com/.	Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Dec 7 all-day Tickets Stroll the sidewalks in Downtown Albany and find Holiday Movie Character posters on member businesses. Print your entry form from the ADA WEBSITE to find up to 30+ posters. Receive one entry per character found. https://albanydowntown.com/.	Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Dec 8 all-day Tickets Stroll the sidewalks in Downtown Albany and find Holiday Movie Character posters on member businesses. Print your entry form from the ADA WEBSITE to find up to 30+ posters. Receive one entry per character found. https://albanydowntown.com/.	Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Dec 9 all-day Tickets Stroll the sidewalks in Downtown Albany and find Holiday Movie Character posters on member businesses. Print your entry form from the ADA WEBSITE to find up to 30+ posters. Receive one entry per character found. https://albanydowntown.com/. Night Time Magic Holiday Light Contest @ Albany, Oregon Night Time Magic Holiday Light Contest @ Albany, Oregon Dec 9 all-day Tickets The 2022 Nighttime Magic Holiday Light Contest is ON! Houses throughout Albany are decked out in holiday themes, and YOU can help choose the winners! You can also just enjoy the lights. For information and a map go... Read More	Night Time Magic Holiday Light Contest @ Albany, Oregon Night Time Magic Holiday Light Contest @ Albany, Oregon Dec 10 all-day Tickets The 2022 Nighttime Magic Holiday Light Contest is ON! Houses throughout Albany are decked out in holiday themes, and YOU can help choose the winners! You can also just enjoy the lights. For information and a map go... Read More Annual Ornament Hunt and Sweepstakes Annual Ornament Hunt and Sweepstakes Dec 10 all-day Tickets The Willamette Valley Visitors Association is teaming up with the Willamette National Forest and the Umpqua National Forest to place 200 wooden ornaments, featuring a colorful valley scene, across non-wilderness trails in both national forests. Beginning November 25,... Read More Candy Cane Express @ Santiam Excursion Trains Candy Cane Express @ Santiam Excursion Trains Dec 10 all-day Tickets Enjoy the holiday season on the Santiam Excursion train with Santa, Mrs. Clause and maybe an elf or two on each ride for family photo ops and to make sure your wish list gets to the right man.... Read More Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Downtown Holiday Character Hunt 2022 @ Albany Downtown Association Dec 10 all-day Tickets Stroll the sidewalks in Downtown Albany and find Holiday Movie Character posters on member businesses. Print your entry form from the ADA WEBSITE to find up to 30+ posters. Receive one entry per character found. https://albanydowntown.com/.
12:00 am 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am 6:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm 8:00 am Holly Jolly Online Auction Holly Jolly Online Auction Dec 4 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm Tickets It’s the most holly jolly time of the year and this online auction benefiting ABC House makes it even better. More information for the 2022 event will be posted soon but last year’s items and packages included vacation... Read More 11:00 am Santa at the Carousel @ Historic Carousel & Museum Santa at the Carousel @ Historic Carousel & Museum Dec 4 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Join Santa at the Carousel every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. until Christmas and during First Friday on December 2nd from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Littles can visit and tell him what they want... Read More 2:00 pm The Nutcracker Ballet @ The Albany Performing Arts Center The Nutcracker Ballet @ The Albany Performing Arts Center Dec 4 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Legacy Ballet’s annual production is a full-length Nutcracker in a new theater venue, The Albany Performing Arts Center. Join Legacy this holiday season and celebrate the return of an annual tradition for so many in our community! There... Read More 2:30 pm Children’s Pioneer Christmas Party @ Monteith House Children’s Pioneer Christmas Party @ Monteith House Dec 4 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets SAVE the DATE for this fun event! Celebrate the Christmas season the way the pioneers would have done in the 1800s by joining the festivities at the Monteith House. Children ages 5-16 are invited to join the Monteith... Read More 3:00 pm Sweet Home Community Singing Christmas Tree @ Sweet Home High School Sweet Home Community Singing Christmas Tree @ Sweet Home High School Dec 4 @ 3:00 pm Tickets This Sweet Home tradition is back live this year! Performances are also available on December 3 at 7 p.m. and December 4 at 3 p.m.			11:00 am Sensory Friendly Ride @ The Historic Carousel & Museum, Albany, OR Sensory Friendly Ride @ The Historic Carousel & Museum, Albany, OR Dec 7 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm Tickets Join the Albany Carousel for a sensory-friendly ride! To provide a more accepting and comfortable setting for individuals on the autism spectrum or with sensory sensitivities and their families, we will slow the carousel down to a jog... Read More		5:00 pm Christmas Caroling by Horse Drawn Wagon @ Monteith House Museum Christmas Caroling by Horse Drawn Wagon @ Monteith House Museum Dec 9 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets SAVE the DATE for the return of this beloved annual event! Photo by Camron Settlemier.	7:00 am SOLD OUT – Breakfast with Santa @ Historic Carousel & Museum SOLD OUT – Breakfast with Santa @ Historic Carousel & Museum Dec 10 @ 7:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Support the carousel and create some unforgettable Christmas memories at Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus sponsored by Pacific Power! Tickets are $25 per person and include a completely delicious breakfast, a Christmas carol concert by the South... Read More 9:00 am Holiday Maker’s Market @ Margin Coffee Holiday Maker’s Market @ Margin Coffee Dec 10 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Grab your favorite holiday drink and find handmade presents for your favorite people! 10:00 am December Bonus Farmers’ Market @ Albany Farmers' Market December Bonus Farmers’ Market @ Albany Farmers' Market Dec 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets SAVE the DATE for this annual event and shop locally grown foods, gifts, holiday greenery and more! 11:00 am Santa at the Carousel @ Historic Carousel & Museum Santa at the Carousel @ Historic Carousel & Museum Dec 10 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Join Santa at the Carousel every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. until Christmas and during First Friday on December 2nd from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Littles can visit and tell him what they want... Read More 7:00 pm Willamette Valley Symphony @ Albany Performing Arts Center Willamette Valley Symphony @ Albany Performing Arts Center Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Join the Valley’s own symphonic orchestra to hear romantic and familiar music including West Side Story Overture, Romeo and Juliet Overture, and the glorious Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. This would be a great concert to take children to, as... Read More

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